CVE-2022-43771
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHitachi Vantara Pentaho Business Analytics Server versions before 9.4.0.0 and 9.3.0.1, including 8.3.x, using the Pentaho Data Access plugin exposes a service endpoint for CSV import which allows a user supplied path to access resources that are out of bounds.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidencePath traversal vulnerability in Pentaho Data Access plugin's CSV import endpoint allows attackers to access files outside the intended directory via user-supplied path parameters.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 9.3.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Pentaho Business Analytics Server installationLocate the Pentaho server installation directory, typically found under the application server (Tomcat, JBoss) deployment folder or a dedicated Pentaho installation pathAffected if Pentoho Business Analytics Server is present in the environment
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Determine installed Pentaho versionCheck the version information in the server's about page, manifest files, or version configuration files within the installation directoryAffected if The installed version is any version prior to 9.3.0.1 (e.g., 9.3.0.0, 9.2.x, 9.1.x, earlier releases)
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Verify Data Access plugin is enabledCheck the Pentaho administration console or plugin configuration to confirm the Data Access plugin is loaded and activeAffected if The Data Access plugin is enabled and accessible to users
The environment is affected if Pentaho Business Analytics Server version is below 9.3.0.1 AND the Data Access plugin with CSV import functionality is enabled and accessible to users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped9.3.0.1
Upgrade to Pentaho Business Analytics Server version 9.4.0.0 or later, or 9.3.0.1 for the 9.3.x branch.
Pentaho Business Analytics Server 9.3.0.1 or 9.4.0.0 (or latest stable release)
- Backup the current Pentaho Business Analytics Server installation and configuration
- Download Pentaho Business Analytics Server version 9.3.0.1 or later (preferably 9.4.0.0 or latest stable release)
- Stop the Pentaho server services
- Install the new version following the standard Pentaho upgrade documentation
- Restore the backed-up configuration files and data
- Start the Pentaho server services
- Verify the CSV import functionality works correctly
- Confirm the path traversal vulnerability is no longer exploitable
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-43771 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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